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Cucumber, Bulgarian Feta, Blood Orange & Mint Salad

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This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Dish with Blood Oranges, Feta and Mint

This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Cucumber Recipe
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coffeefoodwritergirl's Notes: One of my favorite feta's is Bulgarian (sheep's milk) feta -- it has a slight tang and bite as compared to French feta which is a little smoother; richer. I like the rough angles of Bulgarian...
One of my favorite feta's is Bulgarian (sheep's milk) feta -- it has a slight tang and bite as compared to French feta which is a little smoother; richer. I like the rough angles of Bulgarian feta; the way it bumps up against the cool cucumber and the sweet blood orange. The mint is a refreshing bright bit at the end.

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Serves 2-4

4-5 persian cucumbers Ask a question about this ingredient

1 blood orange Ask a question about this ingredient

1/4 cup Bulgarian feta Ask a question about this ingredient

white wine vinager Ask a question about this ingredient

extra virgin olive oil Ask a question about this ingredient

sea salt Ask a question about this ingredient

fresh ground pepper Ask a question about this ingredient

handful of mint Ask a question about this ingredient

Slice cucumber into thin disks. Cut peel off of blood orange with a knife; removing pilthy white outer stuff. Remove orange sections from between membranes by sliding a sharp knife between sections and removing. Place in bowl and crumble feta over top.
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Drizzle with olive oil and a few shakes of white wine vinegar. Add salt and pepper to taste.
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Slice mint thin (save a sprig or two for garnish) and add to salad. Toss well. Garnish with sprig of mint and enjoy!
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2 Comments on Cucumber, Bulgarian Feta, Blood Orange & Mint Salad

aargersi added over 2 years ago

I just HAPPEN to have these ingredients in the house (what a coincidence - haha) - pretty sure this will accompany tonight's grilled fish! YUM!

coffeefoodwritergirl added over 2 years ago

It's funny, but truthfully -- I really did just happen to have all of these ingredients at home, even the blood orange, surprisingly, so I thought - what the @#*! might as well just throw it all together. I originally made it with baby (teardrop) tomatoes but that was just too much acid with the oranges. So when I post the pics. you will see tomatoes, but they were removed... Sounds like a delicious dinner you will have -- we had fish last night! =-)